
Articles and interviews
December 10, 2024
“I Made It Out of Clay” is the strangest, sweetest Hanukkah romance of the season
Like all golem tales, Beth Kander’s debut novel transforms in unexpected ways.
August 19, 2024
Turning fear to fascination in the wake of "Jaws"
50 years later, the horror classic still hits close to home for ocean enthusiasts.
June 25, 2024
Inside Voices: Perspectives from prison
From classics to contemporary accounts, these urgent listens highlight firsthand experiences of incarceration.
June 5, 2024
“Angels in America” is a gay fantasia on enduring national themes
Tony Kushner’s iconic play paints a transcendent portrait of New York City at the peak of the AIDS epidemic.
April 22, 2024
They contain multitudes—22 amazing novels and memoirs by poets
Oh, the versatility! These profound and lyrical listens showcase storytelling at its finest.
April 2, 2024
“The Husbands” illustrates the madness of modern dating
Holly Gramazio’s novel about a fantasy attic that produces an endless stream of husbands highlights the decision paralysis that comes in a world with too many choices.
February 26, 2024
“Piglet” explores appetite in its various forms
Lottie Hazell discusses her delicious debut novel and the language of food that fuels it.
February 6, 2024
The most anticipated debuts of 2024
Celebrate the freshest voices in fiction with our picks of the season's best and buzziest debut novels.
January 7, 2024
What Matt Hay wants listeners to know about deafness
"Soundtrack of Silence" is a moving ode to the highs, lows, and daily rhythms of living with hearing loss.
November 6, 2023
Echoes of oral tradition resound in Michelle Porter's fiction debut
Inspired by the musicality of Métis culture, this fresh work of Indigenous storytelling centers perspectives of both man and nature.
November 2, 2023
The 22 best listens by Indigenous voices to hear now
Indigenous authors share a unique perspective and literary style that's hard to find anywhere else. These listens are essential for everyone looking to better understand their voices.
October 8, 2023
"Coraline" by Neil Gaiman is a quintessential dark fantasy
Transporting listeners through an uncanny parallel universe, Neil Gaiman’s Coraline takes an unsettling dive into the differing perspectives of adults and children, while ultimately reminding us that there is no place quite like home.


























